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Fang Wang: Chairman & Founder
The authenticity and trustworthiness of China media have been challenged by foreign press for decades. Media or reporters are often paid (bribed) to write articles on “customers” behave. The truth is, the local people doubt about media as well and in the startup world, it is no exception. The founder of PencilNews, Fang Wang, has experienced it
firsthand and changing the immorality and the unprofessionalism becomes his passion.
he mission of PencilNews is to provide the true information about early stage startup. PencilNews has no ads, no paid articles, no articles based on speculation and of course, reporters are restrictedly prohibited to receive money or any incentive for writing. As the slogan “The pencil never lies, the legend never dies”, PencilNews has been VC’s favorite media in China and has funded by SoftBank, Bertelsmann, K2VC, ZhenFund, InnoAngel and etc. for approximately 15M RMB in total.
Every PencilNews article is written by our own reporters and interview founders directly through phone conversation or face-to-face meeting with voice recording to back up the authenticity of articles. Because of the diversity of startup and the flourishing ecosystem in China, PencilNews has covered startups from the agriculture, fish, livestock industry to the entertainment, gaming, education, manufacturing, smart devices and full of diverse industries. The trustworthy articles have caught investor’s needs to discover early stage startups and became the first choice for startups to understand the market situation and customer needs.
